Welcome to Class 3 Autumn 2025
Welcome to our Year 3 and Year 4’s class page!
We work very hard but have lots of fun too learning about some very interesting things!
Below you will find useful information, class photographs and links to useful websites to
support your children’s learning. If you need any further information or wish to discuss any
aspect of your child’s education please do not hestiate to come and see me.
Thank you
Mrs Curry & Miss Storr
Important information:
Reading Books
Children all have a reading diary and reading book which comes home each day. We encourage children to read at home each night. When your child has read at home can you sign and date their diary and write a comment so that we know how they are finding their reading at home. Some children, espically those who are Free Readers, like to read independently which is lovely and shows their developing love for reading.
Books will be changed once children have read to an adult at least once and completed an ‘Accelerated Reader’ quiz to check their understanding of the text. They need to achieve 60% initially in each quiz to change their book then after a few weeks they should be achieving 80% and above. Children who achieve 100% in their quizes will receive a certificate in our cleebration assembly on a Friday. If a child achieves less than 60% (80%) they will be asked to read/review the book again and take a further quiz. This is monitored by staff and the complexity and length of the book is also taken into account. Once the child has completed a quiz then they can change their book. We expect that if reading the Oxford Reading Scheme books children should aim for 1-2 books a week to be read. Longer books will take more time but we expect all children should aim to complete a book every two weeks to give them chance to explore various diferent genres and authors across the term. If there are any questions about reading books please ask.
PE
Children must wear a school PE kit of white t-shirt and black or navy jogging bottoms/shorts and black trainers. A school jumper or cardigan or a plain black or navy top can be worn in addition to this. Year 3 & 4 will have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays this year.
Spelling
Children should be able to read and spell the below words by the end of Year 3 and Year 4. Each week children are given a set of 10 spellings on a Friday to learn for a test the following week. It is important that children practise these every day to ensure they can recall these spellings. Children can practise on spelling shed, in their spelling book or on paper. We practise in school too and have spelling clubs available for those who need extra practise during break time twice a week. If children are finding learning their spellings dfficult there will be asked to spend time with myself or Miss Storr during break times to support their learning.
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accident actual actually address answer appear arrive believe bicycle breath breathe build busy business calendar caught centre century certain circle complete consider
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continue decide describe different difficult disappear early earth eight eighth enough exercise experience experiment extreme famous February forward fruit grammar group
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guard guide heard heart height history imagine increase important interest island knowledge learn length library material medicine mention minute natural naughty
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notice occasion occasionally often opposite ordinary particular peculiar perhaps popular position possession possess possible potatoes pressure probably promise purpose quarter question
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recent regular reign remember sentence separate special straight strange strength suppose surprise therefore though although thought through various weight woman women
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Maths
To support Year 4 with their recall of multiplication facts in preparation for the KS2 check, we have provided each child with a log in for ‘Times Table Rockstars’ If you wish for more information about this, please don’t hesitate to ask. They can also use URBrainy online to practise as it uses a similar format to the actual check in May.
Children in Year 3 and Year 4 will also take part in the Number Sense program again this year. Year 3 will start with completing their number facts work that started in Year 2 which will finish at the end of autumn term. They will then start work on times tables facts for the rest of the year. Year 4 will contnue the times tables work in the autumn term that they started in Year 3 and continue for the rest of the year with extra practise as they approach the KS2 check in June.
Magic of Houghton
Year 3 and Year 4 had a wonderful day on Monday 15th September with artist Elizabeth form Cultural Spring. The children thought about what was great about their area then sketched and used water colours with the title of ‘Magic of Houghton’.
Everyone had a lovely day!
Useful Links
